| Anyone who has a business that involves shipping | | | | Extra pieces of cardboard can be used at the end of |
| goods either within the UK or to foreign destinations will | | | | the package to act as shock absorbers. Thick brown |
| appreciate the importance of wrapping a parcel with | | | | paper will add a professional finish to your package |
| care. When a customer receives their items they want | | | | and provide a good surface for writing the recipient's |
| them to be in pristine condition, which is why | | | | address on. Make sure to include your own address |
| companies need to take special care things are not | | | | on the back of the package just in case. |
| broken in transit. | | | | And before handing any package over to a parcel |
| If you are sending fragile items that stand a chance of | | | | courier, ensue it has the correct documentation, such |
| being broken in transit then it is even more imperative | | | | as a CN22 sticker, if the items are being sent to a |
| that the goods are properly wrapped. At the very | | | | destination outside of the European Union. |
| least, failure will mean you have to spend time and | | | | As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and you |
| money sending a replacement and you may also | | | | will find that the more parcels you wrap, the easier and |
| damage your business' reputation and lose a potential | | | | quicker it gets. It's also quite possible you will receive |
| future customer. | | | | comments from appreciative customers commenting |
| When you come to start wrapping a parcel, the best | | | | on the quality of your packing and grateful that you've |
| place to start is by buying some good quality packing | | | | taken the time and energy to make sure their items |
| materials. It is false economy to settle for the cheap | | | | are as secure as possible. Should an accident occur |
| option. If there is a chance of the items breaking then | | | | during transit and something gets broken, a customer is |
| use something soft such as tissue paper or | | | | far more likely to be understanding if they know you |
| newspaper to block any empty spaces - this will | | | | have done your best to protect the items to start with. |
| prevent the contents slipping around in transit. Bubble | | | | To make sure your international freight has the best |
| wrap can be used to cushion the items and you should | | | | possible chance of arriving at its destination safely, |
| secure this with heavy duty brown tape. Use strong | | | | send it with a reputable courier company that has |
| cardboard to cover the bubble wrap and once again | | | | plenty of experience of making worldwide deliveries. |
| brown tape to seal it in place. | | | | |